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Hong Kong and the Cold War

Anglo-American Relations 1949-1957

By: Chi-kwan Mark

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Hong Kong and the Cold War

Anglo-American Relations 1949-1957

By: Chi-kwan Mark

After 1949, the British Empire in Hong Kong was more vulnerable than the lack of Chinese demand for return and the success of Hong Kong's economic transformations might have suggested. Its vulnerability stemmed as much from Britain's imperial decline and America's Cold War requirements as from a Chinese threat. It culminated in the little known '1957 Question', a year when the British position in Hong Kong appeared more uncertain than any time since 1949.This is the first scholarly study that places Hong Kong at the heart of the Anglo-American relationship in the wider context of the Cold War in Asia. Unlike existing works, which tend to treat British and US policies in isolation, this book explores their dynamic interactions - how the two allies perceived, responded to, and attempted to influence each other's policies and actions. It also provides a major reinterpretation of Hong Kong's involvement in the containment of China. Dr Mark arguesthat, concerned about possible Chinese retaliation, the British insisted and the Americans accepted that Hong Kong's role should be as discreet and non-confrontational in nature as possible. Above all, top decision-makers in Washington evaluated Hong Kong's significance not in its own right, but inthe context of the Anglo-American relationship: Hong Kong was seen primarily as a bargaining chip to obtain British support for US policy elsewhere in Asia.By using a variety of British and US archival material as well as Chinese sources, Dr Mark examines how the British and US government discussed, debated, and disagreed over Hong Kong's role in the Cold War, and reveals the dynamics of the Anglo-American alliance and the dilemmas of small allies in a global conflict.

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Oxford University Press

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0199273707

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9780199273706

Development in Southeast Asia

Review and Prospects

By: Kwan Kwok Leung

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Development in Southeast Asia

Review and Prospects

By: Kwan Kwok Leung

This title was first published in 2002.The region of Southeast Asia has been one of the focal points for study in academic circles. Most of the studies concentrate on the economic development but social development received relatively lesser attention. The region has undergone a period of rapid transition and development in various aspects, such as education, social security, poverty reduction, labour protection, health, social structure and politics. The financial crisis in 1997 has posed a serious threat to most of the countries and territories in the region, and unavoidably affected the social development achieved in the past decades. This text is dedicated to examining the development and achievement of various social aspects in the region. It discusses the challenges and potential of this region in the twenty-first century. It is of considerable reference value and benefits those who want to have an overview and critical understanding of the issues of social development in Southeast Asia.

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325

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Routledge

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135172956X

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Kinesthetic City

Dance and Movement in Chinese Urban Spaces

By: SanSan Kwan

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Kinesthetic City

Dance and Movement in Chinese Urban Spaces

By: SanSan Kwan

Kinesthetic City uses choreography as subject and method to explore how movement through particular spaces at precise moments can illuminate the communities in those places and times. It examines the simultaneous persistence and mobility of the idea of Chineseness as it travels across a transnational network of Chinese cities.

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Oxford University Press

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0199921539

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Social Construction of National Reality

Taiwan, Tibet and Hong Kong

By: Fu-Lai Tony Yu,Diana S. Kwan

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Social Construction of National Reality

Taiwan, Tibet and Hong Kong

By: Fu-Lai Tony Yu,Diana S. Kwan

Social Construction of National Reality:Taiwan, Tibet and Hong Kong applies Peter Berger’s theory of social construction of reality to explain the origins of national identity and the process of nation building. Professor Fu-Lai Tony Yu and Diana S. Kwan examine how everyday life experiences, as a result of socialization, germinate ingroup and outgroup which differentiate nationals and foreigners. Using this theory to advance an understanding of conflicts between national groups, Yu and Kwan analyze how national consciousnesses have precipitated the Taiwan Strait Crisis, upheavals in Tibet, and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement.

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179

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498592430

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Patron-Client Politics and Elections in Hong Kong

By: Bruce Kam-kwan Kwong

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Patron-Client Politics and Elections in Hong Kong

By: Bruce Kam-kwan Kwong

The study of patron-client politics is new to the study of Hong Kong political science. This book examines whether patron-client relations are critical to the electoral victory of candidates; how the political elites cultivate support from clients in order to obtain more votes during local elections; and tests the extent to which whether patron-client relations are crucial in order for candidates to obtain more ballots during elections. Covering patron-client politics and public administration in Hong Kong; the electoral dynamics including the Chief Executive elections and the Legislative Council elections; the cooptation of key elites by using patron-client mechanism; the study of the committees and elites who have been politically co-opted; the appointment mechanisms that have played a crucial role in patron-clientelism; and finally the China factor in the entire processes and politics of patron-client politics. Bruce Kwong finds that the better candidates cultivate patron-client relations, the greater their chance of winning the election; and the smaller the size of the electoral constituency, the greater the impact of patron-client relations. Finally, the book stresses the role of Beijing as a powerful patron shaping the Hong Kong Chief Executive and the latter’s clients and analyzes the political implications and long-term consequences of patron-client politics in Hong Kong.

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201

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Routledge

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1135229333

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9781135229337

Social Security Policy in Hong Kong

From British Colony to China's Special Administrative Region

By: Chak Kwan Chan

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Social Security Policy in Hong Kong

From British Colony to China's Special Administrative Region

By: Chak Kwan Chan

For more than four decades, free market economists and right-wing politicians have touted Hong Kong as a model of capitalism and a market economy success story. Social Security Policy in Hong Kong: From British Colony to Special Administrative Region of China, by Chak Kwan Chan, argues that Hong Kong's capitalism is not the result of democratic choice but the consequence of an administrative-led polity that has had suppressed democracy, limited trade unions' activities, and manipulated traditional Chinese welfare ideologies to maintain a small government. Social Security Policy in Hong Kong is the first book that systematically analyzes the dynamic relationships between Hong Kong's polity, Chinese welfare ideologies, and social security provisions from British colonial rule to China's special administrative region.

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229

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Lexington Books

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0739149563

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9780739149560

The Dragon and the Crown

Hong Kong Memoirs

By: Stanley S.K. Kwan,Nicole Kwan

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The Dragon and the Crown

Hong Kong Memoirs

By: Stanley S.K. Kwan,Nicole Kwan

In his autobiography Stanley S.K. Kwan discusses his roots, Hong Kong after the War, Hang Seng Bank, the new China and home and country.

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256

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622099556

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9789622099555

City at the End of Time 形象香港

Poems by Leung Ping-kwan 梁秉鈞詩選

By: Ping-kwan Leung

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City at the End of Time 形象香港

Poems by Leung Ping-kwan 梁秉鈞詩選

By: Ping-kwan Leung

Written by Leung Ping-kwan in the 1980s and 1990s, this volume of poetry evokes the complexity of Hong Kong city life in the critical moments preceding the 1997 handover. The poet muses upon the problems of cultural identity and the passing of time, and explores the relationship between poetry and other genres and media within a cross-cultural and cross-border context. An introduction by Ackbar Abbas in the original edition relates Leung’s writing to the cultural and political space of Hong Kong in the 1990s. This expanded bilingual version adds a new essay by Esther Cheung, and also a recent conversation between Leung and three critics, which provides insights on how Leung’s poetry still resonates powerfully after two decades. The book invites readers to look afresh at Leung’s meditative poetry and probe into the contradictory realities of this changing postcolonial city.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9888139355

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9789888139354

The Lost Geopoetic Horizon of Li Jieren

The Crisis of Writing Chengdu in Revolutionary China

By: Kenny Kwok-kwan Ng

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The Lost Geopoetic Horizon of Li Jieren

The Crisis of Writing Chengdu in Revolutionary China

By: Kenny Kwok-kwan Ng

Engaged with the paradigms of cultural geography, local history, spatial politics, and everyday life, The Lost Geopoetic Horizon of Li Jieren unveils a Sichuan writer’s lifelong quest: an independent historical fiction writing project on Chengdu from the turn of the century through China’s 1911 Revolution. Kenny Kwok-kwan Ng's study illuminates the crisis of writing home in a globalized age by rescuing Li Jieren’s repeatedly revised but never finished river-novel series written from Republican to Communist China, struggling to liberate local memory from the national cum revolutionary currents. The book undercuts official historiography and rewrites Chinese literary history from the ground up by highlighting Li’s resilient geopoetics of writing that decenters the nation by adopting the place-based view of a distant province.

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319

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BRILL

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9004292667

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9789004292666

Lies and Weddings

A Novel

By: Kevin Kwan

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Lies and Weddings

A Novel

By: Kevin Kwan

From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners from the iconic author of Crazy Rich Asians. Rufus Leung Gresham, future Duke of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money. Should he marry Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans—and their reputation—go up in flames. Can the once-great dukedom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist? In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England’s oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.

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Doubleday Canada

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0385695446

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9780385695442

Development in Southeast Asia

Review and Prospects

By: Kwan Kwok Leung

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Development in Southeast Asia

Review and Prospects

By: Kwan Kwok Leung

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Book's by Kwan Kwok Leung

Hong Kong and the Cold War

Hong Kong and the Cold War

Development in Southeast Asia

Development in Southeast Asia

Kinesthetic City

Kinesthetic City

Social Construction of National Reality

Social Construction of National Reality

Patron-Client Politics and Elections in Hong Kong

Patron-Client Politics and Elections in Hong Kong

Social Security Policy in Hong Kong

Social Security Policy in Hong Kong

The Dragon and the Crown

The Dragon and the Crown

City at the End of Time 形象香港

City at the End of Time 形象香港

The Lost Geopoetic Horizon of Li Jieren

The Lost Geopoetic Horizon of Li Jieren

Lies and Weddings

Lies and Weddings

Development in Southeast Asia

Development in Southeast Asia

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